Interior trim mismatch - is this normal?

[Adrian E]

Originally Posted by The_Laird

Watching with interest as I've still got mine to refurbish and fit. Are youplanning to do anything with the new myrtle inserts? Mine are pretty poor on the 'grey' part (not the separate lower part, but the bit below the 'wood' trim) and I haven't found anyone to sort them out yet.

Hiya

I'm not sure yet - there are some marks on the wood bit on the driver's door, but compared to the plastic trim on the car now they are minor. The others are all fine and much less marked than what I have now.

I spoke to a trim refurbisher and he advised against trying to paint the lower part - I'd found some Myrtle trims with platinum lowers and was considering a colour change - as the finish won't be as robust as the factory.

I saw a post on Pistonheads yesterday of someone using a mini machine polisher in a drill with some car polish/cutting compound to remove the minor imperfections on some interior wood trim, which might work on mine. I'll probably just fit them and decide how noticeable the marks are and if they bother me.

Most of the trims are still available new via TPS - they priced up at £73.79+VAT before any discount - so if you've got one that's beyond saving that's always an option if the rest are good?

I won't have the lower trims till probably a week Friday so won't know how coordinated it all looks till then